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Award of Utilities Spend Recovery Review

Inverclyde Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Inverclyde Council commissioned a utilities spend recovery review for its operations in Inverclyde. The service covers electricity, gas and water, including clean and waste water where applicable. The appointed supplier is expected to examine billing, metering, tariff application and related supplier charges, using up to five years of historical data or another period agreed with the council. The purpose is to identify historical billing errors and overcharges, validate charges and tariffs, and find opportunities for continuing savings. This is a specialist financial and utility consultancy service, classified under CPV 65000000. The requirement was arranged through Scotland Excel’s clustered purchasing activity for member organisations, with the council participating as a member buyer.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Inverclyde Council used an open procedure for one lot, described as a Utilities Spend Recovery Review. Professional Cost Management Group Limited was awarded the contract on 9 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract value is £30,000 excluding any further commercial detail not stated in the procurement data. One bid was recorded, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. The award followed a framework-led assessment under the Government Commercial Agency Debt Resolution Services 2 framework, Lot 7 for spend analysis and recovery services. No separate scoring or weighting for the award decision is stated.

This award demonstrates demand from Inverclyde Council for suppliers combining utility-cost auditing with financial recovery expertise. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to analyse electricity, gas and water billing across several years, test meter data and tariff application, identify supplier errors and overcharges, and turn findings into recoverable value and ongoing savings. The work suits a specialist consultancy with practical knowledge of utility invoices, metering, tariffs and supplier charging arrangements, rather than a general facilities provider. Experience of reviewing mixed clean and waste water costs would be relevant. Capability to work through a public-sector framework or clustered purchasing route would also be important, as the council used a framework-led assessment and a shared commercial arrangement for participating organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Utilities Spend Recovery Review

Notice Description

The Supplier shall undertake a comprehensive Utilities Spend Recovery Review covering Electricity, Gas and Water (including clean and waste where applicable). The review shall include analysis of billing, metering, tariff application and associated supplier charges. The Supplier shall review up to the previous five (5) years of historical data, or such alternative period as agreed with the Buyer (Cluster Member).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Supplier shall undertake a comprehensive Utilities Spend Recovery Review covering Electricity, Gas and Water (including clean and waste where applicable). The review shall include analysis of billing, metering, tariff application and associated supplier charges. The Supplier shall review up to the previous five (5) years of historical data, or such alternative period as agreed with the Buyer (Cluster Member).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838203
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560753
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Inverclyde Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GREENOCK
Postcode
PA15 1LX
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Inverclyde
Electoral Ward
Inverclyde North
Westminster Constituency
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Professional Cost Management Group Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560753
    Award of Utilities Spend Recovery Review - The Supplier shall undertake a comprehensive Utilities Spend Recovery Review covering Electricity, Gas and Water (including clean and waste where applicable). The review shall include analysis of billing, metering, tariff application and associated supplier charges. The Supplier shall review up to the previous five (5) years of historical data, or such alternative period as agreed with the Buyer (Cluster Member).

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